Critical Care General
Apr 25, 2022
Although several epidemiologic studies have shown the association between gout and cardiovascular outcomes, specific risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases in Asian patients with gout are...
Apr 25, 2022
Multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections, which have become a global threat, lack effective treatments. The discoveries of non-antibiotics with different modes of antibacterial action, such as methyl...
Apr 25, 2022
This study examined the association between self-reported sports- or physical activity-related concussion and symptoms of depression and suicidal behaviors (suicidal ideation, having a suicide plan, a...
Apr 25, 2022
Patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) suffer from a relapsing and remitting disease, where early treatment changes may improve outcomes. We assessed the clinical integratio...
Apr 19, 2022
Quality control (QC) of blood gases is an essential and obligatory aspect of a laboratory's quality plan. The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) requires verified assayed QC ranges. For ...
Apr 19, 2022
The concentrations of fugitive aerosols produced in vivo by various nebulizers and interfaces, as well as the mitigation of aerosol dispersion into the environment using multiple commercially availabl...
Apr 18, 2022
For a study, the researchers sought to see how often Polysomnography (PSG) titration leads to changes in empirically prescribed positive airway pressure (PAP) and how medication adherence was affected...
Apr 18, 2022
For a study, researchers sought to conduct a prospective observational pilot study in newborns admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit. At admission, 24 hours, and 48 hours, diaphragmatic excursi...
Apr 18, 2022
This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the peripapillary vessel density (VD), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness values of eyes with atrophic nonarteritic anterior ischemic...
Apr 18, 2022
Acute kidney injury caused by sepsis has become a hotspot of scientific research in recent years. Since the kidney is the most abundant of all organs with vascular endothelium, activation and injury o...
Apr 18, 2022
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) can lead to a severe systemic inflammatory response and may result in systemic sepsis. However, little is known about how often systemic sepsis may occur in patien...
Apr 18, 2022
Elderly inpatients who develop fevers after resumption of oral intake are often considered to have aspiration pneumonia (AP) and be tentatively fasted. Fasting has been associated with prolonged hospi...
Apr 18, 2022
Liver diseases and cardiovascular diseases are closely associated. Noninvasive tests (NITs), such as the FIB-4 score, have been recommended by different guidelines to rule out advanced fibrosis and es...
Apr 18, 2022
Yersiniabactin, a siderophore with a high affinity to iron, has been described as a potential virulence factor in Enterobacteriaceae. Klebsiella aerogenes is a gram-negative rod known to cause invasiv...
Apr 18, 2022
Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with persistent sleep-wake dysfunction, including insomnia and circadian rhythm disruption, which can exacerbate functional outcomes including mood, pai...
Apr 18, 2022
Heart failure can be classified into chronic heart failure and acute heart failure. Rapid onsets or worsening symptoms characterize acute heart failure, while progressive symptoms characterize chronic...
Apr 11, 2022
Ischemic vasculopathy, particularly small-vessel disease, may mimic multiple sclerosis (MS) located in the periventricular or subcortical region on magnetic resonance (MR) examinations and should be i...
Apr 11, 2022
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is known as a sudden episode of kidney injury, which happens suddenly within a few hours or a few days. Quercetin (3,3',4',5,7-pentahydroxyflavone) is a flavonoid found in pl...
Apr 11, 2022
Late-onset postoperative pneumonia (LOPP) after esophagectomy is poorly understood. This study was designed to clarify the features and risk factors for this event. Patients who underwent esophagectom...
Apr 11, 2022
Poor oral health is a risk factor for aspiration pneumonia (AP), especially in elderly patients at risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). In Portugal, available tools to screen oral problems in nursing...